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Albert Nobbs is a butler at the Morrison Hotel in late-19th-century Dublin, Ireland; his boss is Mrs. Baker. Although born female, Albert has spent the last 30 years living as a man. He has also been secretly saving money to buy a tobacconist shop to gain some measure of freedom and independence. Recently unemployed Joe Mackins arrives at the ...
- €6 million ($7.5 million approx.)
- 2 September 2011 (Telluride)
- Brian Byrne
- Glenn Close, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, John Goff
Feb 22, 2012 · Albert Nobbs: Directed by Rodrigo García. With Glenn Close, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Mia Wasikowska, Pauline Collins. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th-century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent.
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- Drama, Romance
- Rodrigo García
- 2012-02-22
In 19th-century Ireland, painfully shy butler Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) hides an incredible secret: He is really a she. Terrified that someone will discover her identity, Albert keeps a very low ...
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- Rodrigo Garcia
- R
- Glenn Close
Now here is one of the saddest movies I have ever seen, "Albert Nobbs." It is sad because a woman has chosen to lead her life in a way that is fearful and unnatural to her and must live every moment in dread. As you must know by now, Albert Nobbs ( Glenn Close in an Oscar-nominated turn) is not a man. She works as a butler and waiter in a 19th ...
In 19th-century Dublin, Albert Nobbs, an eccentric man in the latter part of middle age, works as a waiter in Morrison's Hotel run by stingy, controlling Marge Baker. Albert works hard and saves his money so that one day he will be able to eke out a better life for himself by running his own business rather than working at the hotel.
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Based on the short story by Irish author George Moore and nominated for 3 Academy Awards, ALBERT NOBBS is "a lovely and surprising move." (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) Award-winning actress Glenn Close gives a "powerhouse performance" (New York Post) as a woman who passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. The ...
Synopsis. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
